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Bone loss after glucocorticoid therapy

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  1. Institute of Medical Semeiotics, Verona University Medical School, C.O.C. Borgo Roma, I-37100, Verona, Italy

    Vincenzo Lo Cascio, Donata Tartarotti, Guido Galvanini & Silvano Adami

  2. Institute of Morbid Anatomy, Rome University School of Medicine, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Ermanno Bonucci & Paola Ballanti

  3. Research and Development, Gruppo Lepetit S.p.A., Milan, 20158, Milan, Italy

    Bruno Imbimbo & Luciano Fuccella

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Cascio, V.L., Bonucci, E., Imbimbo, B. et al. Bone loss after glucocorticoid therapy. Calcif Tissue Int 36, 435–438 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405356

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